The fashion brand names that began in Tuscany to go on and conquer global fame and markets continue to wager on their territory of origin: creating new production sites and programming investments, but also by expanding into other luxury segments outside of fashion
Life sciences and information and communication technology, but also electronics and innovation systems, are the sectors that will pull Tuscany’s high-tech industry in 2014.
GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceuticals giant that generates approximately 1.5 billion Euros of turnover in Italy, lands in Tuscany, and promises to invest in Siena and the vaccines division.
The port of Livorno wagers on private investors for its relaunch. At the end of the summer, the Port of Livorno Authority, the public office that controls the Tuscan port, will begin its search for a stockholding partner by initiating a tender whose objective is ceding a considerable portion of the capital
Has the hour for the turning point come? The improved expectations for the 2014 turnover, the recovery of internal demand and the first prudent investment programs seem to provide an affirmative response
With a total energy production of 875 MW, Italy is the world’s fifth largest producer of geothermal energy – after the United Sates, the Philippines, Indonesia and Mexico – and Europe’s largest producer of underground energy
A research project developed by the University of Pisa has developed a “shield” against such weapons, placing biotechnology at the heart of the battle against toxic substances.
The Tuscan garment, footwear and leather businesses are among Italy’s top districts
Nearly 13,000 companies that employ 56,000 people and create an added value – that is to say the value of production developed after costs for intermediate goods and services – of 3.1 billion Euros with upshots for the rest of the economy of more than 6 billion Euros
Florence summons the elite of global finance by showcasing some thirty businesses, among which ten Tuscan groups with plans for expansion abroad